Smallmouth the ghost fish

[Lake Erie Dreaming]

Went to Vermillion today and not a damn bite!!!!!!! Cranberry creek to the castle to the vermillion river. 10 to 20ft of water, was out at sun rise, which was beautiful! until 3. 20yrs ago you could catch smallmouth all day! I saw a guy today catch one and put it in his box! This is why the smallmouth population is way down because of people like this! Throw the damn thing back! i know alot of fishermen keep their catch but cmon! Im proud to say i am a catch and release kind of fisherman. My girlfriend caught a 35 inch 12lb walleye last memorial day weekend around kelleyes. I made her throw it back as she wanted to keep it. Its there to catch another day. I dont mind at all that fisherman keep their catch and eat it, but when fish that use to be a force in the water and is now hard to find, PLEASE just throw it back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[eriepro]

Any word on the Walleye yet?

[Bryan]

Is she still your girlfriend?

[ReelTime]

I happen to like the way fish taste. If its legal then keep it if you wanna eat it. First 35" walleye that hits the deck of my boat is going on the wall. To each his own.

[wakina]

I happen to like the way fish taste. If its legal then keep it if you wanna eat it. First 35" walleye that hits the deck of my boat is going on the wall. To each his own.

My thoughts exactly!

Each person has to make their own decision about keeping or releasing their legally caught fish.

[200 Nitro]

I also fish for the small mouth and i keep some and release some. That is why i fish the enjoyment of catching and later the enjoyment of eating them if i choose to do so. If the population was that bad i think they would change the bag limit. i personally have not had a problem finding smallies when i have been up there.

[walleyewhitetailpro]

That is why the ODNR puts limits on fish. Not you.

[Lake Erie Dreaming]

Didnt mean to bring the crybabys out in everyone!!!! i hope when all of you take a little dip in the lake, a smallmouth comes and bites you!!!

[boatlimit]

We need stricter regulations on commercial fishing .. they have a bigger impact on fish population than the sportsman

[ReelTime]

Didnt mean to bring the crybabys out in everyone!!!! i hope when all of you take a little dip in the lake, a smallmouth comes and bites you!!!

You were the first crybaby to post....I can't catch any smallmouth cause you guys keep them all wahhh wahhh wahhh. Better put on your big boy panties when you start pointing fingers.